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Volume 52, Number 27, Published on 06/30/1999

News

Rotarians celebrate 50 years

Town Crier Staff Writer

Road work ahead after county approves budget

Special to the Town Crier

MV council reviews employee salaries

Special to the Town Crier

Los Altos balanced budgets get the OK

Special to the Town Crier

News Briefs

The Los Altos City Council decided June 22 to initiate the process to revoke the conditional-use permit of Club Mirage, located at 4926 El Camino Real.

New homes eyed for old gas station plot

Special to the Town Crier

Adobe Creek report submitted to county Board of Supervisors

Special to the Town Crier

Foundation surveying 'serious' needs in LA

The Los Altos Community Foundation has developed a questionnaire to determine resident needs in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The questionnaire has been hand-delivered to 430 randomly-selected households. Only 250 responses have been received thus far, according to organizers.

Comment

The 'Antique Roadshow' comes to Los Altos

Commentary

Letters to the Editor

It is time to pull down the facade so carefully constructed around Miramonte School's proposal for a multipurpose building. Miramonte School's principal, Ronna Sato, wishes for "a place for kids to play on rainy days," for back-to-school nights, talent shows and so on. Altamead-area homeowners support this type of project and usage.

Conundrum in the hills

Other Voices

Community

Lots of kidding around planned for this year's arts & wine festival

Special to the Town Crier

Voice of the Past

Walter Chronert served as Los Altos Postmaster from 1966 to 1979. In addition, his countless hours of community service, time and devotion have brought him many honors. He was interviewed by Anne Lee in February 1998.

Millennium celebration caterer plans to unveil 'edible centerpieces' at Los Altos extravaganza

Special to the Town Crier

Library News

ZunZun will share wild stories and music of the Americas on July 7.

Calendar

Los Altos Senior Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

Community Briefs

The Home Composting Education Program for Santa Clara County, in coordination with Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, is sponsoring a "Composting Basics" workshop. The workshop is free of charge to everyone from 10 a.m. to noon, July 10, at the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

Police Report

June 21, 7:06 a.m., San Antonio Road/El Camino Real: Police arrested a 44-year-old man on DUI charges.

Another 'Glorious 4th' celebration scheduled for Sunday at Shoup Park in Los Altos

Following up on last year's Veterans Memorial celebration, the new Citizens for a Glorious 4th organization invites residents to join in this Fourth of July for another patriotic celebration beginning at noon at Shoup Park.

Artist brings 'bobcat' to Santa Rita

Due to the work of a few sixth graders, an entire student body now possesses a bobcat.

weather chart

Schools

Local graduations televised on KMTV

Graduation tapes of each ceremony may be ordered from KMVT.

Noteworthies

Jenny Elizabeth Marchick of Los Altos Hills earned her bachelor's degree, with distinction in psychology-based human relations May 29 from Connecticut College.

Alta Vista student wins national art competition

Town Crier Staff Writer

DA-FH board votes on bond

Foothill and De Anza colleges could be in line for multi-million dollar facelifts as early as next year. The De Anza-Foothill College District Board of Trustees was scheduled to decide Monday night whether or not to place a $248 million school bond on this November's ballot.

Students learn in different ways, expert tells teachers in pilot program

In an attempt to level the classroom playing field for students, Sacred Heart Prep school in Atherton joined nine schools nationwide to participate in the High Schools Attuned program. This pilot program aims at implementing teaching strategies in the classroom that address different learning styles.

Sports

Sports On The Side

Jim Brewer, assistant basketball coach for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, will speak at a seminar titled "Winning Strategies in Sports" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at the Church of Scientology, 3505 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Seminar topics include how to win championships, how to turn around a losing season and how to prepare for the off season. Brewer played in the NBA for 10 years and has worked as a coach, scout and in management the past 10 years. Admission is $11. For reservations and more information, call 424-1990.

This week's local sports lineup

Joe DiMaggio League

Ambassadors push their luck in Reno, fall 3-1 to upstart Zephyrs

Pro-Am

Pirates get their treasure: a division championship

The Pirates of Los Altos Pony Baseball claimed the Mustang 1 Division championship May 27 at Moffett Field in Mountain View.

LAH Twins close in on Minor title

Town Crier Staff Writer

Inkster wins Grand Slam of women's golf

Three days after her 39th birthday, Los Altos resident Juli Inkster found something else to celebrate: a Grand Slam.

Sollers wins Shoreline Jr. Classic

Brett Sollers got off to a slow start, but the Los Altos Hills resident recovered in time to win the Shoreline Junior Classic June 23 in Mountain View.

Spring all-league performers revealed

Baseball (SCVAL El Camino Division)

Post 375 falls to .500; MV Black Sox split a pair

Town Crier Staff Report

Business & Real Estate

Business Briefs

The July 3 Los Altos Farmers' Market will feature special red, white and blue food to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Analysts high on four Town Crier 50 stocks

Special to the Town Crier

Transactions

Los Altos

Mortgage rates highest in more than two years at 7.51 percent for 30-year loans

Home buyers better get moving because home mortgage rates are now at the highest level in two years. The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose to 7.51 percent last Friday.

Los Altos area shows its 'Worth' - LAH ranked 9th in nation

Special to the Town Crier

When the CEO or founder gets thrown out

Jean on the Job

Weekly Special

Obituaries

Bernice "Polly" Shipley, a longtime Los Altos resident, died May 29. She was a native of Minnesota.

Noteworthies

Steiner served as executive director of the Concours from 1993 to 1996.

PYT's children's theater series starts Friday in MV

Peninsula Youth Theatre, in partnership with the City of Mountain View, is presenting free children's theater productions this summer at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts' ParkStage.

Summer Rep presents Molieré's 'Would-Be Gentleman'

Summer Rep, the California Theatre Center's professional summer repertory company, this week opens its third production of the season, Molieré's farce "The Would-Be Gentleman."

PA Players' latest is a laugh a 'Second'

Special to the Town Crier

Stanford hosting a night of music, fireworks

Stanford Lively Arts presents Bay Area pianist Adam Neiman in a concert with Leonid Grin and the San Jose Symphony at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at Frost Amphitheater on the Stanford University campus.

Just say yes - to drought tolerance

I've always loved the traditional, drought-resistant trees and shrubs associated with old California. A garden of lofty palms, sprawling lantana, flowering oleander, fiery quince, gnarled fig, bamboo, bottle brush, loquat, pomegranate, pepper and olive trees and cactus - these are the plants that composed our gardens in the early part of this century. Today, with water-rationing always on the horizon, they make more sense than ever.

Bring summer indoors with creative tablescapes

Special to the Town Crier

Home Briefs

Los Altos resident Jeri Goodman's kiln-formed glasswork and Los Altos resident Jan Presley's ceramics will be featured at the Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 10 and 11, at the Palo Alto Art Center (formerly the Palo Alto Cultural Center), 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto.

Peaceful serenity

Special to the Town Crier

Don't hesitate to prune during summer months

Even though the weather is hot, you can still prune trees and large shrubs in the summertime, advises the National Arbor Day Foundation. This is the time to control and direct branch growth by trimming entire branches you don't want or by just cutting them back and thus slowing or "dwarfing" the size of the tree. The reason for the slowing effect is that you reduce the total leaf surface, thereby reducing the amount of food manufactured and sent to the roots for their development and next year's growth of the crown.

American antiques for today

Special to the Town Crier